Leviticus: Sacrificial System Flashcards
What is something that is being made sacred by being offered to a god?
Sacrifice
What is an inanimate object that can be offered?
Cereal
What is the Greek word for “olah”?
Holocaust meaning wholly burned
What does “olah” mean?
Burnt offering
That which ascends
What does shelamim mean?
The sacrifice of well-being
Explain the sacrifice of well-being.
It’s a communion sacrifice where the victim was eaten by the worshipers.
What did people in ancient times believe/think sacrifice was?
It was a way of feeding the gods.
[Atrahasis myth]
Word meaning:
A way in which gods are distressed when they are deprived of their offerings
Atrahasis myth
Is there a suggestion in Leviticus that God needs an offering?
NO b/c people’s response and gratitude to indebtedness to sin
What story parodied the Atrahasis myth?
In the story Bel and the Dragon
[Addition to the book of Daniel in the Greek Bible]
What are the THEMES in Leviticus?
- Sacrificial system
- Day of atonement
- Consecration of Priests
- Impurity Laws
- Holiness code
- Slaughter and sacrifice
- Improper relations
- Ethics and holiness
- Cultic Calendar
- Blessings and curses
What two things does Leviticus prescribe?
- Special sacrifices for sin
2. Purification
What is sin regarded as?
An objective fact - it must be atoned for even if it was not committed intentionally
